Give him a prize!
Open access // by Benoît Bréville (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, November 2025)
Theodore Roosevelt and Latin America
Theodore Roosevelt, a proponent of ‘big stick diplomacy’, treated Latin America as the United States’ sphere of influence, intervening whenever American interests were threatened. He deployed marines to countries such as Honduras, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba. In 1903, Washington backed a separatist uprising in Panama, then part of Colombia, to secure control over the future canal.
“At the slightest threat to American interests, he would send in the marines – to Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Cuba.”
Three years later, Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for mediating the Russo-Japanese War.
General George C. Marshall and Cold War Italy
General George C. Marshall served as US Army Chief of Staff during World War II and authorized the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As Secretary of State in 1947, he worked to contain Soviet influence in Europe.
In Italy, Marshall orchestrated early Cold War interventions by secretly funding the Christian Democrats, spreading disinformation, and enlisting Italian-American celebrities like Frank Sinatra, Joe DiMaggio, and Rocky Graziano, along with mafia connections. Just before the April 1948 elections, he publicly warned that a communist victory would result in Italy’s exclusion from the European reconstruction program, known as the Marshall Plan.
“A month before Italy’s April 1948 election, he publicly warned that if the communists won, the country would be excluded from the European reconstruction programme – the famous Marshall Plan.”
In 1953, Marshall was awarded a prize in Oslo.
Henry Kissinger’s Role in Destabilisation
Henry Kissinger, national security advisor from 1969 to 1975, was another key figure who supported policies of destabilisation during his tenure.
“Henry Kissinger, national security advisor from 1969 to 1975, was another enthusiast for destabilisation.”
Author's Summary
This article highlights how prominent US figures like Roosevelt, Marshall, and Kissinger were recognized with international accolades despite engaging in assertive and covert interventions abroad.
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